About Me
| Yasmin Afifi is an award-winning writer/director based in London. Her work has screened in festivals worldwide including BAFTA/BIFA Qualifying ones such as Underwire, Tirana. Little Wings, New York, LFF etc. She completed her BA at University of Westminster on their prestigious Film course and has just completed her MA in Directing at the National Film and Television School on a full scholarship from BBC Film. She loves using the medium of comedy, magical realism, and absurdism to explore taboo and dark subject matters. Taking very real, grounded characters and throwing them into more conceptual worlds to explore stories with heart and relevance to the world we live in. |
Accolades:
HUSKY (Short Film)
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Underwire Festival
VGIK Festival
Tirana International Film Festival
Eat Our Shorts Festival (Winner)
Shorts On Tap Festival
Norwich Film Festival
Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards (2x Winner)
Learning On Screen Awards (Honourable mention)
The Lo-No Cinema Festival
Norfolk Film Festival
AWARDS/NOMINATIONS:
NOMINATED: XX Award – Underwire Festival
WINNER: Audience Award – Eat Our Shorts Festival
WINNER: Best Short Film – Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards
WINNER: Best Director – Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards
WINNER – Norfolk Film Festival – Best Student Film
RELEEVO (Short Film)
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Little Wings Film Festival
Latitude Film Awards
The Cutting Room International Film Festival NYC
Indy Shorts International Film Festival
The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards
London Short Film Festival
London Independent Film Awards
AWARDS/NOMINATIONS:
WINNER: Best Cinematography – Little Wings Film Festival
WINNER: Best Directing – Latitude Film Awards
WINNER: Best Narrative Short – Latitude Film Awards
WINNER: Best Director International Short – The Cutting Room International Short Film Festival NYC
WINNER: Best Short Film Main Competition – The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards
WINNER: Best Short Film – International Short Film Festival, London
NOMINATED: Best Director – International Short Film Festival, London
WINNER: Best Actress in a Leading Role – International Short Film Festival, London
WINNER: Best Drama Short – London Independent Film Awards
WANK (Short Film) – still in festival circuit
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Semi Finalist – Rhode Island International Film Festival
Cornwall Film Festival
The Cutting Room International Film Festival NYC
AWARDS/NOMINATIONS:
WINNER: Best Comedy Short – The Cutting Room International Film Festival NYC
Sirius (Short Film) – still in festival circuit
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
33rd CineMagic Film Festival, Belfast
Yasmin Afifi - Writer Director 